You do not need to turn off a Symmetra® or a Silcon® model
UPS to install the Management Card.
Damage to the UPS or APC Network Management
Card (AP9617 or AP9618) can result if you do not
Caution
remove all AC and DC power from a Smart-UPS
or Matrix-UPS
®
, an Expansion Chassis, or a Triple
Expansion Chassis before you install the
Management Card.
Smart-UPS
1. Turn off the
equipment that
connects to the
UPS.
2. Disconnect the
UPS from its AC
input source.
3. Press the OFF
button on the
UPS for
Test
approximately
five seconds to
turn off the DC
(battery) power.
®
Disconnect
chassis power
Matrix-UPS
1. Turn off the
equipment that
connects to the
UPS.
2. Turn off the
circuit breaker on
the rear panel of
the UPS.
Make sure that any Expansion Chassis or Triple Expansion
Chassis is disconnected from all power: disconnect the chassis
cable from the
UPS and, if the AC-to-DC Adapter (AP9505)
option is used, disconnect the adapter from the chassis.
Installation and Quick Start1
How to Recover from a Lost Password
You can use a local computer that connects to the Management
Card or other device through the serial port to access the
control console.
1. Select a serial port at the local computer, and disable any
service that uses that port.
2. Connect the serial cable (940-0103) to the selected port
on the computer and to the configuration port at the
battery manager.
3. Run a terminal program (such as HyperTerminal
configure the selected port as follows:
– 9600 bps
– 8 data bits
– no parity
–1 stop bit
– no flow control.
4. Press
5. Press the Reset button. The Status LED will flash
6. Press
7. From the Control Console menu, select System, then
8. Select Administrator, and change the User Name and
9. Press
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ENTER, repeatedly if necessary, to display the User
Name prompt. If you are unable to display the User
Name prompt, verify the following:
– The serial port is not in use by another application.
– The terminal settings are correct as specified in step 3.
– The correct cable is being used as specified in step 2.
alternately orange and green. Press the Reset button a
second time immediately while the LED is flashing to
reset the user name and password to their defaults
temporarily.
ENTER as many times as necessary to redisplay the
User Name prompt, then use the default, apc, for the
user name and password. (If you take longer than 30
seconds to log on after the User Name prompt is
redisplayed, you must repeat step 5 and log on again.)
User Manager.
Password settings, both of which are now defined as
apc.
CTRL-C, log off, reconnect any serial cable you
disconnected, and restart any service you disabled.
®
) and
Preliminary Information
Features
All Network Management Cards have standard features that do
the following:
• Detect 10/100
• Provide a data log accessible by
• Provide
• Provide support for the
Mbps connection speeds
FTP or a Web browser
UPS scheduling features
APC PowerChute Network
Shutdown utility
• Provide an event log that is accessible by Telnet,
FTP,
SCP, or a Web browser
• Generate system log (Syslog) messages
• Allow using a dynamic host configuration protocol
(DHCP) server to provide the TCP/IP values a Network
Management Card needs for network communication
• Generate e-mail notifications for
• Limit
SNMP traps and e-mail notifications based on the
UPS or system events
severity level of the events
• Allow you to configure multiple Management Cards
simultaneously over the network
• Provide support for
• Provide
UPS-specific application modules based on the
APC Silcon UPS models
Management Card’s hardware platform
• Provide enhanced security
AP9618 features
AP9619 features
The AP9618 Network Management Card EM/MDM includes
the analog modem and Integrated Environmental Monitor
features described on “Integrated Environmental Monitor
feature (AP9618 and AP9619)” on page 4.
The AP9619 Network Management Card EM includes the
Integrated Environmental Monitor features described on
“Integrated Environmental Monitor feature (AP9618 and
AP9619)” on page 4; the AP9619 does not include the analog
modem feature.
Installation and Quick Start3
Preliminary Information
AP9618U and
AP9619U
upgrade kits
Integrated
Environmental
Monitor feature
(AP9618 and
AP9619)
Internal analog
modem feature
(AP9618)
You can use an AP9618U kit to convert an AP9617 Network
Management Card EX or an AP9619 Network Management
Card EM into an AP9618 Network Management Card EM/MDM.
You can use an AP9619U kit to convert an AP9617 Network
Management Card EX into an AP9619 Network Management
Card EM.
The AP9618 and AP9619 Management Cards include an
Integrated Environmental Monitor that provides the following
features:
• A temperature/humidly probe
• Two input contacts
• Two-position output relay
In addition to the Integrated Environmental Monitor, an
AP9618 or AP9619 Management Card can still monitor and
manage an external Environmental Monitoring Unit or
Environmental Monitoring Card.
An AP9618 Network Management Card EM/MDM has an
internal analog modem that provides for the following out-ofband communication:
• Dial-out notifications for APCs Remote Monitoring
Service (RMS)
• Dial-in access to the Management Card’s Console
Interface
Related
documents
The APC Network Management Card utility CD contains the
following documentation:
• Installation instructions in text format (.\install.txt)
4Installation and Quick Start
Preliminary Information
Inventory
Disclaimer
The Management Card package includes the following items:
•This Installation and Quick Start Guide
• Network Management Card
• APC Network Management Card utility CD
• Smart-signaling cable
• Installation of Multiple Management Cards sheet
• Declaration of Conformity
• Warranty registration form
• Network Management Card quality assurance test slip
Save the assurance test slip. The slip contains
the
MAC address that you may need when
performing the procedures outlined in “Quick
Note
Configuration” on page 10.
American Power Conversion is not responsible for damage
sustained during reshipment of this product.
The Network Management Card is sensitive to
static electricity. When handling the
Management Card, touch only the end plate
Caution
while using one or more of these electrostaticdischarge devices (ESDs): wrist straps, heel
straps, toe straps, or conductive shoes.
Please recycle
The shipping materials are recyclable. Please
save them for later use, or dispose of them
appropriately.
APC management products, including the Network
Management Card, contain removable, lithium
coin-cell batteries. When discarding these batteries,
you must follow local rules for recycling.
Installation and Quick Start5
Installation in a UPS
Overview
Step 1: Turn off
all power
(Smart-UPS or
Matrix-UPS)
You can install the Management Card in a card slot in a
Smart-UPS, Matrix-UPS, or Symmetra. For a Silcon UPS, the
Management Card installs in a Silcon Triple Expansion
Chassis (AP9604S).
You do not need to turn power off for a Symmetra UPS.
Damage to the UPS or Management Card can
Caution
result if you do not remove all
from a Smart-UPS or Matrix-UPS model UPS.
AC and DC power
Smart-UPS
1. Turn off the
equipment that
connects to the
UPS.
2. Disconnect the
UPS from its AC
input source.
3. Press the OFF
button on the
UPS for
approximately
Test
five seconds to
turn off the DC
(battery) power.
Matrix-UPS
1. Turn off the
equipment that
connects to the
UPS.
2. Turn off the
circuit breaker on
the rear panel of
the UPS.
6Installation and Quick Start
Installation in a UPS
Step 2: Install
the Network
Management
Card
If you are installing the Management Card in a Symmetra UPS
that uses more than one
APC management product, see
Installation of Multiple Management Cards, a copy of which
came with the Management Card. You must install the APC
management products in the correct order for them to operate
properly.
The Network Management Card is sensitive to
static electricity. When handling the
Management Card, touch only the end plate
Caution
while using one or more of these electrostaticdischarge devices (ESDs): wrist straps, heel
straps, toe straps, or conductive shoes.
1. Use the same screws that hold the slot cover in place to
secure the Management Card in the
UPS card slot.
2. Connect a network interface cable to the 10/100Base-T
network connector on the Management Card.
3. Reconnect the
4. Turn on the
UPS to its input power source.
UPS.
5. See “Quick Configuration” on page 10.
Installation and Quick Start7
Expansion/Triple Chassis Installation
Overview
When to use the
AC adapter
(AP9505)
Use an Expansion Chassis or a Triple Expansion Chassis if the
UPS has no card slot available.
Use only a Silcon Triple Expansion Chassis
(AP9604S) with a Silcon UPS.
Note
The Management Card installs in the chassis and
communicates with the
between the chassis and the
UPS through the cable connection
UPS.
Use the optional AC adapter with a chassis under the following
circumstances:
• To connect the chassis to an independent
AC input so
that the Management Card can continue to operate if the
UPS is turned off or fails.
• To provide the
APC management products mounted in a
Triple Expansion Chassis with more current than the
UPS can provide through the UPS-to-chassis cable.
– A Silcon UPS provides up to 500 mA.
– A Matrix-UPS, Smart-UPS, or Symmetra-UPS
provide up to 200 mA.
For information about the current requirements for
APC
management products, do the following:
a. Go to APC’s Support page (www.apc.com/support).
b. Click the Knowledge Base link in the “Search the
Knowledge Base” section.
c. Use “current draw” as your search phrase.
d. Select the “Recommended connection order and
power requirements for APC SmartSlot accessories”
document.
Step 1:
Disconnect the
chassis from all
power
8Installation and Quick Start
Make sure that the chassis is disconnected from any power
source: Disconnect the chassis cable from the
UPS uses an
AC adapter, disconnect that adapter from the
chassis.
UPS and, if the
Expansion/Triple Chassis Installation
Step 2: Install
the Network
Management
Card
If the UPS uses more than one APC management product, see
Installation of Multiple Management Cards, a copy of which
came with the Management Card. You must install the APC
management products in the correct order for them to operate
properly.
The Network Management Card is sensitive to
static electricity. When handling the Management
Card, touch only the end plate while using one or
Caution
more of these electrostatic-discharge devices
(ESDs): wrist straps, heel straps, toe straps, or
conductive shoes.
1. If a cable is connected to the serial port at the UPS or
chassis, stop the APC service that uses that serial
connection and disconnect the cable.
2. If you are installing a chassis, connect the chassis to the
UPS serial port.
3. Use the same screws that hold the expansion slot cover in
place to secure the Management Card in the chassis slot.
4. Connect a network interface cable to the Management
Card’s 10/100Base-T network connector.
5. If you are using the
AC Adapter (AP9505):
a. Connect the adapter to the chassis.
b. Connect the adapter to an independent
AC input so
that the Management Card can continue to operate if
the
UPS is turned off or fails.
6. If you disconnected a cable in step 1, reconnect that
cable to the serial port at the chassis, and restart the
associated APC service.
7. See “Quick Configuration” on page 10.
Installation and Quick Start9
Quick Configuration
o
Overview
TCP/IP
configuration
methods
You must configure the following TCP/IP settings before the
APC Network Management Card can operate on a network:
• IP address of the Management Card
• Subnet mask
• Default gateway
If a default gateway is unavailable, use the IP
address of a computer that is located on the
same subnet as the Management Card and that
Note
is usually running. The Management Card uses
the default gateway to test the network when
traffic is very light.
See “Watchdog Features” in the
“Introduction” of the APC Network Management Card User’s Guide for more
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information about the watchdog role of the
default gateway.
Use one of the following methods to define the TCP/IP settings
needed by the Management Card:
• APC Management Card Wizard (See “APC Management
Card Wizard” on page 11 if it is supported for the
firmware release you are using.)
• BOOTP or DHCP server (See “BOOTP & DHCP
configuration” on page 12.)
• Local computer (See “Local access to the control
console” on page 15.)
• Networked computer (See “Remote access to the control
console” on page 15.)
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Quick Configuration
o
APC
Management
Card Wizard
You can use the APC Management Card Wizard (if it is
supported for the firmware release you are using) at a
Windows
®
98, Windows NT® 4.0, Windows 2000, or
Windows XP computer to configure a Management Card. Not
all releases support the wizard.
To configure multiple Management Cards, or to
configure a Management Card, see the Network
Management Card User’s Guide on the Utility
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CD.
1. Insert the APC Network Management Card utility CD
into a computer on your network.
2. Launch the Management Card Wizard, when prompted,
or, if prompted to restart the computer, access the Wizard
from the Start menu after the computer has restarted.
3. Wait for the Wizard to discover the unconfigured
Management Card, then follow the on-screen
instructions.
If you leave the Start a Web browser when finished option enabled, you can use apc for both
the user name and password to access the
Note
Management Card through your browser.
Installation and Quick Start11
Quick Configuration
BOOTP & DHCP
configuration
The Boot Mode setting, a TCP/IP option in the Management
Card’s Network menu, identifies how the
TCP/IP settings will
be defined. The possible settings are Manual, DHCP only,
BOOTP only, and DHCP & BOOTP (the default setting).The
DHCP & BOOTP setting assumes that a properly configured
DHCP or BOOTP server is available to provide TCP/IP
settings to Management Cards.
If these servers are unavailable, see “APC
Management Card Wizard” on this page, “Local
access to the control console” on page 15, or
“Remote access to the control console” on
page 15 to configure the needed TCP/IP
settings.
With Boot Mode set to DHCP & BOOTP, the Management
Card attempts to discover a properly configured server. It first
searches for a BOOTP server, then a DHCP server, and repeats
this pattern until it discovers a BOOTP or DHCP server.
For more information, see “BOOTP” on page 12
or “DHCP” on page 14.
BOOTP. You can use an RFC951-compliant BOOTP server to
configure the TCP/IP settings for the Management Card.
The BOOTP only setting assumes that a properly
configured BOOTP server is available to provide
TCP/IP settings to APC Network Management
Note
Cards.
If a BOOTP server is unavailable, see “APC
Management Card Wizard” on page 11, “Local
access to the control console” on page 15, or
“Remote access to the control console” on page 15
to configure the TCP/IP settings.
1. Make sure that the BOOTP only setting, a TCP/IP
option in the Management Card’s Network menu, is
enabled
2. Enter the Management Card’s MAC and IP addresses,
the subnet mask and default gateway settings, and an
optional bootup file name in the BOOTPTAB file of the
BOOTP server.
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Quick Configuration
o
For the MAC address, look on the bottom of
the Management Card or on the Quality
Note
Assurance slip included in the package.
3. When the Management Card reboots, the BOOTP server
provides it with the TCP/IP settings.
– If you specified a bootup file name, the Management
Card attempts to transfer that file from the BOOTP
server using TFTP or FTP. The Management Card
assumes all settings specified in the bootup file.
– If you did not specify a bootup file name, the
Management Card can be configured remotely by
using the control console or the Web interface: user
name and password are both apc, by default.
To create a bootup file, see your BOOTP
server documentation.
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Installation and Quick Start13
Quick Configuration
o
DHCP. You can use a RFC2131/RFC2132-compliant DHCP
server to configure the TCP/IP settings for the Management
Card.
This section briefly summarizes the Management
Card communication with a DHCP server. For
more detail about how a DHCP server is used to
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configure the network settings for a Management
Card, see “DHCP Configuration” in the Network
Management Card Users’ Guide.
1. A Management Card sends out a DHCP request that uses
the following to identify itself:
– A Vendor Class Identifier (APC by default)
– A Client Identifier (by default, the Management
Card’s MAC address value)
– A User Class Identifier (by default, the identification
of the Management Card’s application firmware)
2. A properly configured DHCP server responds with a
DHCP offer that includes all of the settings that the
Management Card needs for network communication.
The DHCP offer also includes the Vendor Specific
Information option (DHCP option 43). By default, the
Management Card will ignore DHCP offers that do not
encapsulate the APC cookie in the Vendor Specific
Information option using the following hexidecimal
format:
Option43=010431415043
where
– the first byte (01) is the code
– the second byte (04) is the length
– the remaining bytes (31 41 50 43) are the APC
cookie
See your DHCP server documentation to add
code to the Vendor Specific Information option.
To disable the APC cookie requirement, see
“Local access to the control console” on
page 15.
To change the control console’s DHCP Cookie Is setting, use the Advanced option in the TCP/
IP menu. See “Remote access to the control
console” on page 15.
14Installation and Quick Start
Quick Configuration
Local access to
the control
console
Remote access
to the control
console
You can use a local computer that connects to the serial port on
the front of the Management Card to access the control
console.
1. Select a serial port at the local computer, and disable any
service that uses that port.
2. Use the configuration cable (940-0103) to connect the
selected port to the serial port on the front panel of the
Management Card.
3. Run a terminal program (such as HyperTerminal) and
configure the selected port for 9600 bps, 8 data bits, no
parity, 1 stop bit, and no flow control, and save the
changes.
4. Press
ENTER to display the User Name prompt.
5. Use apc for the user name and password.
6. See “Control console” on page 17 to finish the
configuration.
From any computer on the same subnet as the Management
Card, you can use ARP and Ping to assign an IP address to a
Management Card, and then use Telnet to access that
Management Card’s control console and configure the needed
TCP/IP settings.
After a Management Card has its IP address
configured, you can use Telnet, without first using
ARP and Ping, to access that Management Card.
Note
1. Use ARP to define an IP address for the Management
Card, and use the Management Card’s MAC address in
the ARP command. For example, to define an IP address
of 156.205.14.141 for a Management Card that has a
MAC address of 00 c0 b7 63 9f 67, use one of the
following commands:
– Windows command format:
arp -s 156.205.14.141 00-c0-b7-63-9f-67
– LINUX command format:
arp -s 156.205.14.141 00:c0:b7:63:9f:67
Installation and Quick Start15
Quick Configuration
For the MAC address, look on the bottom of
the Management Card or on the Quality
Note
Assurance slip included in the package.
2. Use Ping with a size of 113 bytes to assign the IP address
defined by the ARP command. For the IP address
defined in step 1, use one of the following Ping
commands:
– Windows command format:
ping 156.205.14.141 -l 113
– LINUX command format:
ping 156.205.14.141 -s 113
3. Use Telnet to access the Management Card at its newly
assigned IP address. For example:
telnet 156.205.14.141
4. Use apc for both user name and password.
5. See “Control console” on page 17 to finish the
configuration.
16Installation and Quick Start
Quick Configuration
Control console
After you log on at the control console, as described in “Local
access to the control console” on page 15 or “Remote access to
the control console” on page 15:
1. Choose Network from the Control Console menu.
2. Choose
3. If you are not using a
configure the
menu. Select Manual boot mode, and then press
return to the
TCP/IP from the Network menu.
BOOTP or DHCP server to
TCP/IP settings, select the Boot Mode
ESC to
TCP/IP menu. (Changes will take effect
when you log out.)
4. Set the System
IP, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway
address values.
5. Press
CTRL-C to exit to the Control Console menu.
6. Log out (option 4 in the Control Console menu).
If you disconnected a cable during the
procedure described in “Local access to the
control console” on page 15, reconnect that
Note
cable and restart the associated service.
Installation and Quick Start17
How to Access a Configured Network
o
Management Card
Overview
Web int erfac e
After the Network Management Card is running on your
network, you can use the interfaces summarized here to access
the unit.
For more information on the interfaces, see the
User’s Guide.
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As your browser, you can use Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5.0
(and higher) or Netscape
®
4.0.8 (and higher, except Netscape
6.x) to access the Management Card through its Web interface.
Other commonly available browsers also may work but have
not been fully tested by APC.
To use the Web browser to configure Network Management
Card options or to view the event log, you can use either of the
following:
• The HTTP protocol (enabled by default), which provides
authentication by user name and password but no
encryption.
• The more secure HTTPS protocol, which provides extra
security through Secure Socket Layer (SSL) and
encrypts user names, passwords, and data being
transmitted. It also provides authentication of Network
Management Cards by means of digital certificates.
To access the Web interface and configure the security of your
device on the network:
1. Address the Network Management Card by its IP address
or DNS name (if configured).
2. Enter the user name and password (by default, apc and
apc for an Administrator, or device and apc for a Device
Manager).
3. Select and configure the type of security you want. (This
option is available only for Admininistrators.)
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o
o
How to Access a Configured Network Management Card
See the chapter entitled “Security” in the User’s
Guide for information on choosing and setting up
your network security. Use the Web/SS L option of
the Network menu to enable or disable the HTTP
or HTTPS protocols.
Telnet/SSH
You can access the control console through Telnet or Secure
SHell (SSH), depending on which is enabled. (An
Administrator can enable these access methods through the
Telnet/SSH option of the Network menu.) By default, Telnet
is enabled. Enabling SSH automatically disables Telnet.
Telnet for basic access. Telnet provides the basic security of
authentication by user name and password, but not the highsecurity benefits of encryption. To use Telnet to access an
Network Management Card’s control console from any
computer on the same subnet:
1. At a command prompt, use the following command line,
and press
telnet address
ENTER:
As address, use the Network Management Card’s IP
address or DNS name (if configured).
2. Enter the user name and password (by default, apc and
apc for an Administrator, or device and apc for a Device
Manager).
SSH for high-security access. If you use the high security of
SSL for the Web interface, use Secure SHell (SSH) for access
to the control console. SSH encrypts user names, passwords,
and transmitted data.
The interface, user accounts, and user access rights are the
same whether you access the control console through SSH or
Telnet, but to use SSH, you must first configure SSH and have
an SSH client program installed on your computer.
See the User’s Guide for more information on
configuring and using SSH.
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Installation and Quick Start19
How to Access a Configured Network Management Card
SNMP
FTP
After you add the PowerNet MIB to a standard SNMP MIB
browser, you can use that browser for SNMP access to the
Network Management Card. The default read community
name is public; the default read/write community name is
private.
If you enable SSL and SSH for their highsecurity authentication and encryption, disable
SNMP. Allowing SNMP access to the Network
Note
Management Card compromises the high
security you implement by choosing SSL and
SSH. To disable SNMP, you must be an
Administrator; use the SNMP option of the
Network menu.
You can use FTP (enabled by default) to download new
firmware to a Management Card, or to access a copy of a
Management Card’s event or data logs.
1. At a command prompt, type ftp address and press
ENTER, where address is the Management Card’s IP
address.
2. Enter the User Name and Password (
apc by default).
APC
Management
Card Wizard
You can use the APC Management Card Wizard (if it is
supported for the firmware release you are using) to configure
multiple Management Cards over the network. You can also
use the .ini file export utility to export .ini file settings from
configured management cards to one or more unconfigured
management cards. The utility and documentation are included
on the APC Network Management Card utility CD
Analog modem
(AP9618)
The AP9618 Network Management Card EM/MDM has an
internal analog modem you can use for dial-in access to its
Management Card’s control console.
20Installation and Quick Start
Radio Frequency Interference
Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the
party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to
Warning
USA—FCCThis equipment has been tested and found to comply with the
Canada — ICESThis Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian
operate this equipment.
limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the
FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference when the equipment is
operated in a commercial environment. This equipment
generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if
not installed and used in accordance with this user manual,
may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to
cause harmful interference. The user will bear sole
responsibility for correcting such interference.
ICES-003.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe A est conforme à la norme
NMB-003 du Canada.
Japan — VCCIThis is a Class A product based on the standard of the
Voluntary Control Council for Interference by
Information Technology Equipment (VCCI). If this
equipment is used in a domestic environment, radio
disturbance may occur, in which case, the user may be
required to take corrective actions.